DIASO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DATE & TIME

END OF FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION Wednesday

13/03/2024
CORE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 1hour 45mins

SHS ONE
PAPER ONE: OBJECTIVES – 45MINS

Name:………………………………………………………………………….. Class:……………….
Answer all questions in this section on the question paper. Please TICK (√) or CIRCLE the correct answer
with PEN
1. The two (2) components of the computer are: d. data ware
a. Firmware and medium ware
b. Software and hardware 7. Which of the following is both an input
c. Hardware and software device with a television screen?
d. Software and high ware a. Mouse
b. Monitor
2. What method does the computer use to create c. Keyboard
information? d. Joystick
a. Data cycle
b. Information cycle 8. The device or unit that enables records to be
c. Processing cycle of information kept in a secure place for future use are
d. Information processing cycle called…………….
a. Input devices
3. How many stages of operations are there in b. Storage device
the information processing cycle? c. Output devices
a. 7 d. Saving devices
b. 6
c. 5 9. The intangible part of a computer that exist in
d. 3 the form of programmers are called…………
a. software components
4. A raw fact or unprocessed information is b. hardware components
known as: c. middleware components
a. Data d. database components
b. Processing
c. Information 10. Software is divided into………...main groups
d. Facts a. Four
b. Five
5. The devices that enable data to be entered c. Two
into the computer are known as: d. Three
a. Input devices
b. Output devices 11. To boot a computer simply means to
c. Storage devices ……………. the computer
d. Processing devices a. Turn off
b. Turn in
6. The term used to describe the tangible or c. Turn on
physical parts of the computer is known as: d. Turn out
a. software
b. hardware 12. Rebooting is the act of………. a computer
c. process ware that is already on.
 a. recharging b. 3
b. restarting c. 5
c. rearranging d. 6
d. recleaning
21. Starting up the computer when it is
13. To shut down a computer means to …… completely off is known as…….
a. turn it on a. War booting
b. turn it out b. Com booting
c. turn it off c. Warm booting
d. turn it in d. Cold booting

14. Which of the following devices is considered 22. Which of the key on the keyboard removes
the brain of the computer? typed characters from right to the left?
a. Random Access Memory (RAM) a. Spacebar
b. Motherboard b. Backspace
c. Read Only Memory (ROM) c. Enter
d. Central Processing Unit (CPU) d. Delete

15. To output sound, the computer uses…… 23. Which of the following holds instructions and
a. diskettes data that computer need to perform its special
b. printers task?
c. mouse a. Pen drive
d. loudspeakers b. Power supply
c. Hard disk
16. The following can be termed as sources of d. Memory chip
information except
a. people 24. What is the function of the keyboard?
b. radio a. To type data
c. library b. To print data
d. Photocopier machine c. To display information
d. To keep data
17. Which of the following can be found inside
the system unit? 25. How many types of booting do we have?
a. Keyboard a. One
b. Motherboard b. Two
c. Father board c. Three
d. Monitor d. Four

18. Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) are not 26. Which of the following mouse techniques
classified as computers will be needed to select a file or an icon on
a. True. b. False the desktop?
a. Right-clicking
19. The following are all found on the desktop b. Double clicking
except c. Clicking
a. Wallpaper d. Pointing
b. Icons
c. Taskbar 27. To open a file on the desktop calls for:
d. Title bar a. Double clicking
b. Drag and drop
20. How many basic components can be found on c. Clicking
the desktop? d. Right clicking
a. 4
28. To move a file folder from one location to a. Pointed mouse
another involves…………………… b. Laser mouse
a. Pointing c. Mechanical mouse
b. Drag and drop d. Optical mouse
c. Clicking
d. Right clicking 35. Health dangers or injuries that individuals
suffer when exposed to certain unfavorable
29. Which of the following finger is used to type conditions is termed:
the letter “A” on the keyboard? a. Health
a. Right little finger b. Hazard
b. Left middle finger c. Pollution
c. Left little finger d. Radiation
d. Thumb
36. Over illumination of light from screens which
30. The format {0101010100} that a computer affect the eye of a computer user is called
uses to process data is termed as………… a. Glare
a. Waves b. Fire outbreak
b. Code c. Radiation
c. Binary code d. R.S.I
d. Digitization
37. The light energy in a form of rays emitted
31. The process through which the computer used from certain I.C.T gadgets are
binary code “0101010101” to represent data called…………………
is known as…………. a. Radiation
a. Digitization b. Repetitive strain injury
b. Processing c. Glare
c. Code d. Cancer
d. Paste
38. Which among the I.C.T gadget can result in
32. What is the name of the computer type which glare?
is designed to be used by one reason at a a. Keyboard
time? b. Television
a. Supper computer c. Radio
b. Personal computer d. Printer
c. Laptop computer
d. Mainframe computer 39. Proper lighting system in a room where a user
uses I.C.T tool like computer can reduce
33. The set of instruction which tells the glare….
computer what to do is called: a. True
a. Virus b. b. false
b. Anti-virus
c. Software 40. To avoid the effects of radiation, use I.C.T
d. Application gadgets which emit more radiation.
a. False
34. All the following are types of mouse except b. b. true
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 PAPER TWO – 1HOUR
SECTION A: COMPULSORY
1. Group the following devices under its appropriate stage of use in information processing cycle.
Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse Pendrive, Phone, Speaker, Scanner, CD-ROM, AMD, E-mail, Pentium
Projector, RAM, Intel, Fax.
STAGES DEVICE
Processing
Storage
Input
Distribution
Output

SECTION B
Answer any three (3) questions from this section
2. Name all the stages (in order) involved in the information processing cycle
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3. Explain the following terms:

a. Data……………………………………………………………………………………………………
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b. Information……………………………………………………………………………………………
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4. State three impacts of technology on education.

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5. Mention six (6) I.C.T tools

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